History
• Founded as the Japanese Charity Hospital, April 1900
• Kuakini Hospital and Home, 1942
• Kuakini Medical Center, 1975
• Kuakini Health System, 1984
• Kuakini is the last existing hospital in the United States established by Japanese Immigrants
• Kuakini celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the year 2000

Accreditation/Licensure/Certification
• KMC is a non-profit organization licensed by the Department of Health and approved to have a maximum of 212 acute care beds.
• KMC is accredited by the Joint Commission.
• KMC is certified by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• KMC is certified by the American Health Care Association (AHCA). CLICK HERE to view the AHCA certification letter.
• KMC is certified by the Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH). CLICK HERE to view the HAH certification letter.
• KMC is a teaching hospital with accredited programs in medical residency, surgical residency and geriatric fellowship under the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
• KMC is accredited by the American College of Surgeons as an approved cancer program.
• KMC's Laboratory Department is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
• KMC's Laboratory's Blood Bank is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)/College of American Pathologists (CAPS).
• KMC's mammography service (acute hospital and Plaza Imaging) is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
• KGC is certified by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• KGC is a non-profit organization licensed by the Department of Health for 40 SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) Beds, 147 ICF (Intermediate Care Facility) Beds, and 34 residential care home beds.
• KGC's Adult Day Care Program is licensed by the Department of Human Services to operate a day care center for elderly and disabled adults.
• Pali Day Care Center is licensed for 40 participants.
• Aiea Day Care Center is licensed for 42 participants.
• KMC is licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for use of radioactive materials in Nuclear Medicine services.
• KMC is licensed by the Department of Health as a radiation facility.
• KMC's Continuing Medical Education program is accredited by the Hawaii Medical Association.

Mission Statement
The mission of Kuakini Health System is to improve the health status of the community by:
• providing comprehensive health care services and programs at reasonable cost,
• continuously improving the quality of health care services and programs,
• encouraging clinical research, supporting training and educational programs for health care personnel, and
• offering community service programs.

Centers of Excellence
Kuakini Health System is a leader in the areas of:
• Cancer (Oncology) care - Including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and cancer rehabilitation.
• Cardiac care - Including open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization and angioplasty, and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Gastroenterology Services - Including endoscopy and gastroscopy.
• Geriatric care - Including geriatric medicine, long term care, and adult day services.
• Orthopedic surgery - Including arthroscopic surgery, joint replacement, and related rehabilitation services.
• Pulmonary disease treatment - Including video bronchoscopy, sleep disorder testing, and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Research - KHS sponsors several federally funded and internationally recognized research programs and clinical research in various area such as clinical trials for cancer care.
• Telemedicine and Cyberhealth - Including the use of telemedicine for direct patient care, patient-physician consultation, physician training and education, and health education.

Other Facts
• The Kuakini Medical Center Auxiliary is the largest active auxiliary/volunteer group for a health care organization in the state of Hawaii (over 425 members contributing more than 42,000 hours annually.) Savings in labor costs are estimated at more than $304,500 annually, based on Hawaii's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

• Kuakini is an owner/member of Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare alliance in the U.S. Premier brings together an alliance of approximately 3,000 hospitals and 110,000 healthcare providers for group purchasing benefits, networking, consulting services and benchmarking.

• Kuakini Medical Center was the sixth largest private acute care hospital in Hawaii in 2012. (*Statistic taken from Pacific Business News List of Hospitals)